| Glad it works for you! It IS a common suppressant. Lori -------Original Message------- Date: 01/30/06 16:54:53 Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Long-term antibiodic therapy I'm also on a bacteria suppressant called macrodantin. I've been on it for about 5 yrs now, and I probably average 2 maybe 3 uti's a year. Before I had them constantly. Curtis >Subject: [QUAD-L] Long-term antibiodic therapy >Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:38:32 -0700 > >LOL. I recently wrote it here so I excluded it this time. :-) > >Augmentin 250mgs daily. It's NOT a broad spectrum drug because my UTIs >would only respond to IT >for a year. So I'm on long-term therapy using IT. > >Lori > >-------Original Message------- > >From: Eric Olson >Date: 01/30/06 13:39:02 >To: Lori Michaelson >Cc: Quad >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Spasms and many UTIs > >just out of curiosity, what's the antibiotic? > >Eric > >Lori Michaelson wrote: >After a year or more of back-to-back UTIs I'm currently on a low-dose >antibiodic daily. And it's doing the >trick. All those UTIs with high fevers were wreaking havoc with my body >most likely. > >I guess one is LESS LIKELY for bugs to become resistant to low dose >antibiodics rather than 7-10 day >runs of high dosages. And resistance can pose big threats. > >Be sure one is on THE correct drug, however, by doing sensitivities with >the >culture. Otherwise it's a futile >attempt at resolving the problem at large. > >Lori Michaelson >C4/5 complete quad, 25 years post >Tucson, AZ > >-------Original Message------- > >From: Lana Baugh >Date: 01/28/06 22:10:34 >Subject: [QUAD-L] spasms > >We found out what was causing all of Gabe’s bowel and bladder spasms. >Another UTI, that means Gabe has had one almost steady for three months >now. >He has an appointment Thursday with urologist. I think it might be time for >a series of antibiotic instillations. That is the only way he has kicked >big >ones before. Thanks for all of your suggestions. > >Lana >Gabe’s mom >C4-5 10 years post > > > > > > > > | 
